The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-18


ng, with the customary cup Of tea Getting
40 answer, she went round TO the dressing
room, found tine door on that srle unlocked,
md discovered Agnes on the bed IN "A fantins
80. With my wife's help they brought her
20 herself again. and she told the extraOrd-
iary story which have jus. repeated 10 YOU
You must have seen for yourself that Size has
been oyerfatigued, poor thing, by our long
railway journeys: her nerves are out Of order.
and ste Is just the person to he easily terrified
oy dream. She olstinarely refuses. how
syer 90 accept this rational view. Don't sup
pose that have been severe with her All that
4 man eau DO to humor her have done. !
ave written 90 tue countess in her assumed
,amel, offering 10 restore the room 10 her.
She writes hack, positively declining 20 re-
urn to il have accordingly arranged $50
a. no; to have the thing known In the hotel
q occupy The room for one or two nights,
and 70 leave Agnes 10 recover Der spirits
lnder my wifes care. j. there anything
more that ! can dor Whatever questions
Agnes has asked Of me, have answered 70
.he best Of my ability. she knows all that
sou told me about Francis and the countess
asst night
But try as may ! can't cute; her mind.
| have given up the attempt VA despair. and
eft her IN the drawing room Go, like a
yooi fellow. and try what you can do to
OmpoSe her
In those words Lord Montbarry stated the
,ase 70 his brother from the rational point Of
siew Henry made no remark, be went
fTaighi 10 the drawing room.
He found Agnes walking rapidly back
ward and forward. flushed and excited III
fou come here 10 say what your brother has
zen saying 20 me, She broke out. before be
'ould speak, spare yourself the trouble
/ iont want common sense want a true
riend who viii believe ln me-
Il am that friend Agnes Henry an
iwered. quietly, "and you know ill.,
You really believe tia; am not deludcd
~ dreamT
j know that you are not deluded-in one
larticu.ar. az least
In what PARTICULAR
In what yOu have said ~ the countess. Ii
perfectly true '-
Agnes stopped him there 'Why do only
rear this morning that tle countes, and Mrs.
Jane, are one and the same Verou| size asked
i.smfmly why wa, ! n0i tod o. 10 last
hight"
"lou forge; tha, you bad accepted The ex-
'han-e Of rooms before / reached Venice.
henry replied i felt strongly tempted totell
ron. even thcu-bu, your sleeping arrange
uouts for tire nieht were oil made, ! should
uly have incoufemcnced and alarmed you
waited tlil the morning. after hearing from
ny brother that you had yourself seen fO
'our security from any intrusion How that
intrusion was accomplished DO +. lmpos-
hle f0 say ] can only declare that ile
'ounics- presence 10y your bedside last nigh.
vas no dream Of yours. On her own nu-
hority can testify that IL was d reality
ION her own authority Agnes repeated
eagerly "Hays you seen her this m0niug7
j have seen her not ten minutes since
"Wnat was She doing
"She was husily engaged la writing ]
,ould not even get her 10 look al me until
hought Of mentioning your name
She remembered me, u course"
"She remembered YOU With some dhncu.ty.
Finding that she wouldn't answer M on any
)ther terms questioned her IL if had come
iirect from You. Then she spoke She not
)uly admitted that She bad the same super
rit0us motive for placing you in that room,
Ehicn she had acknowledged 30 Franci.-she
even owned that she had been by your bed
nle watching through ;he night 20 see
What You saw as She expressed d. Hearing
bis. tried 20 persuade hfr 90 tell me how
g
scrip, on the table caught her eye. she re-
urued % her writing Tie baron wants
money. she said, i must gct 900 with my
elav What she saw. or dreamed while She
vas in your room las. night % i- az present
impossible 20 discover. bu;, Judging by my
brothers. account of her. a. Wei as uy what !
-,memher 81 her myself, some recent iull-
nco bias been az work which ha. produced q
marked change iu this wrctDlel woman Tor
how0>e Her mind is. boz certain respects
anquostionau.y leraneei One proc. OF DO is
hat she spoke o. mo AZ the baron as u le
we're still living man. When Francis saw
1,r. size declared that the baron wa. dead
which IS tie truth The United states consul
at Milan showed as the announcement 81 The
death in an American newspaper So FAR as
can See such seu-e a. She ,,ill possesses
.eems to b. entirely absorbed in one absurd
dea--ihe idea of writing play for Francis
To- bring cat az bis theatre He admits that
be- encouraged her 60 horo she might eet
money DO this way. ihins BE- did wrong
Don't you agree with me"
Without needing The question, Agnes rose
abruptly from her chair
DO me one more kindness Henry" she
aid Take me 20 the countess at once"
Henry he.itaied care you composed
enough 10 see her. after the shock that you
nave suffered 2 he asked.
She tremblcd the flush Oh hfr face died
sway, anl lett il deadly pale But She be- d
20 her resolution "You have beard II what
saw last nighir she said, family
Don't speak 81 itr Henry interposed
Don't u.olesslv agltate yourself
81 must 7aat Ny mind Is flli Of horid
question. about L. J know 1 can't identify
iI-and Vet ask myself over anil over again.
m whose Likeness did 20 appear Was DC in
the Likeness, OF Fcarri' or was it, She
stopped. shuddennr. "Tfe countess knows,
must see the COUNTS, she resumed vele-
meu,lv Whether my courage fails me or
not. mg-t make the attempt Tale nle 90
Der before have time o. feel afraid oi &C.,
Henry looked at her anxiou..y "lf you
are really sure of your own resolution. be
aid. II agree with you-the sooner you see
her the better You remember how strange